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Supplementation value of Mucuna seed powder on performance, antioxidant enzymes, meat cholesterol and peroxidation, and serum metabolites of broiler chickens

Ayodele, S.O.¹, Oloruntola, O.D. ^2*, Adeyeye, S.A.³, Jimoh, O. A.¹, Falowo, A.B.², Omoniyi, I.S.¹

¹Department of Agricultural Technology. The Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria.
²Department of Animal Science. Adekunle Ajasin University. Akungba Akoko. Nigeria.
³Department of Animal Health and Production. Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, Nigeria.

Malaysian J. Anim. Sci. 2021 24(1): 11-22

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This study examined the effect of Mucuna seed powder (MSP) supplementation on performance, 
meat, and health status of broiler chickens. A total of 300 broiler chicks were randomly allocated 
into 5 treatments with 6 replicates of 10 birds each, as follows: Diet 1 (control), Diet 2 (diet 
supplemented with 1.1% oxytetracycline, OXYT), Diet 3 (diet with 0.5% MSP), Diet 4 (diet with 
1.0% MSP) and Diet 5 (diet with 1.5% MSP). The dietary MSP supplementation significantly 
(P<0.05) increased the daily body weight gain of the broiler chickens, compared to those fed the 
control diet at the starter phase and overall (1-42 days) period of the feeding trial. No significant 
differences were observed in the measured aspartate aminotransferase (AST), creatinine, and 
alanine aminotransferase (ALT) among the treatments. The broiler chicken fed diets supplemented 
with MSP had higher (P<0.05) total serum glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase 
compared to those fed the control diet. The concentration of muscle cholesterol and lipid 
peroxidation reduced significantly (P<0.05) in the birds fed MSP supplemented diets compared to 
those fed the control diet. In conclusion, this study has shown that MSP can be used up to 1.5% as 
a potential phytogenic feed supplement in a broiler diet to enhance the growth performance, 
maintain the carcass traits, boost endogenous antioxidants and reduce meat cholesterol level and 
lipid oxidation.